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Fleming, Sir Sandford

Date of Birth: January 7, 1827 Place of birth: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date of Death: July 22, 1915 Place of death: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and inventor, known for proposing worldwide standard time zones, Canada's postage stamp, surveying and map making, engineering much of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and being a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal Canadian Institute.

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    Beechwood Cemetery

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